Nothing left to lose, now i will gain

Hi Rob. Welcome to the diary section I look forward to reading more of your poetic words. I enjoyed reading your latest effort.

Well you will be on 9 days now a good start I know it's been a tough Christmas but it will get smoother if you keep away from that gambling.

I'm sure you've read hoe to do that but here goes. Self exclude from wherever you gambled wether it on line or if it's the bookies take your brother with you a some passport photos and go to each bookies. It also worth putting blocking software on all your devices it free I use K9. The easy one is the triangle, time money location remove one you can't gamble do keep busy keep your money you have access to limited.

Good look keep posting and reading I get so much from other stories the positives are great but the bad times remind me of my bad one and I don't want to go back there.

KTF

hey mate again ty for all your support, because you have been through so much i can relate you alot ,well done on your 100 days its a amazing acheivement should be so proud of yourself,so its new years eve and on my own again, i miss my ex so so much but will not let her know it, 9 days gamble free i guess it has been easy having no money lol, but the thoughts or wants are not there, when i wake up tomorrow will start studying my books for the start of my degree, so will hopefully have a head start, when it starts at the end of the month,

any way good luck to all and lets hope for many of us 2016 will be gamble free

your fellow problem gambler Rob

10 days free

Free indeed! Glad to hear it. T2

11 days free now, focusing on other things study, reading etc

still going strong

Well done mate keep it up!

Day 12 free

13 gamble free days

14 days gamble free ,still no want to gamble, just focusing on other things,
Feeling bit down at the moment about few things.
But i can not dwell in the past and use it as an excuse not to try and improve things

15 days gamble free now

Well done Rob good to see you going strong into the third week.

Other issues are bound to come and hit us but having a bet will only make those worse. Things do change around the bad days get less the good days cone along more often they give you hope but you can't beat the good old average days. Keep going and these will come.

Have you started uni yet? And let's have some more of your poetic words

Hey mate ty for the kind words and support, well done on your progress so far, have started studying for uni my start date is jan 30th.

The storm clouds are starting to clear,
Dispursed by new hopes of the coming year,
Chances of change have opened up to me,
Now i can become the best man i can be,
Challenges and set backs will arise,
To navigate through them i will strive,
I will not run or self destruct,
Even though sometimes it will be tough,
I now have the chance for my dream degree,
Then a physicist i will be,
To look in the mirror i will finally be proud,
I am not a failure i will say out loud,
Smoking will stop and junk food binned,
Back to working out i will begin,
The love i lost was so hard to bare,
But that on my focus cannot impair,
For the experience of love grateful iam,
Never did i think anyone would love this broken man,
Many issues i had but now thats is the past,
Its been a few weeks since my gambling day last,
My new progress and challenges i will update,
Thanks Oldhamktf you have been a massive inspiration mate,
What you have been through would bring many a person down,
But you still fighting and inspiring others around,

Ty i really apreciate that

Cheers for the kind words Rob what a great post to wake up to. That post will inspire me not to gamble today